Hon. Donna Faragher asks the Minister for Education and Training about the Jobs and Skills WA employer incentive scheme, specifically regarding the number of employers receiving incentive payments for apprentices and new entrant trainees in the 2019-20 financial year, and the total cost of the scheme.

AnsweredQoN 964Legislative Council
Asked
17 September 2020
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JOBS AND SKILLS WA
EMPLOYER INCENTIVE SCHEME
964. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the jobs and skills WA
employer incentive scheme that commenced on 1 July 2019.
(1) For the 2019–20
financial year, how many eligible employers met the payment criteria and received
an incentive payment for employing —
(a) apprentices;
and
(b) new entrant
trainees?
(2) What was the total cost to the
department to deliver this scheme for the 2019–20 financial year?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) (a) There were 352.
(b) There were 405.
(2) The total cost was $6 843 000.

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